2030 Local Plan Evidence Base documents

Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA)

The Council is required to produce a Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA). The SLAA helps to identify future sources of land to help meet the area’s development needs. It is a technical study which assesses particular areas of land supply in the Borough to determine how far each is suitable, available and achievable (viable) for development.

The 2018 SLAA report, its associated site write ups, maps and methodology can be viewed below. This formed part of the evidence base for the Runnymede 2030 Local Plan.

•  SLAA Report January 2018 
• Runnymede SLAA 2018 site book site assessments 
• SLAA January 2018 - Part 1 Maps 2 to 148 
• SLAA January 2018 - Part 2 Maps 154 to 228 
• SLAA January 2018 - Part 3 Maps 229 t0 282 
• SLAA January 2018 - Part 4 Maps 283 to 338 
• Strategic Land Availability Assessment Methodology 

Strategic Housing Market Assessment - SHMA

The council is required to produce a Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) in order to have a good understanding of our housing needs. It will inform our new Local Plan by helping in the identification of how many homes should be provided and of what type.

Background

National planning policy as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local authorities preparing a Local Plan to carry out a Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA).

Paragraph 159 of the NPPF states that a SHMA should assess the full housing needs of an area, identify the scale and mix of housing and range of tenures that meet household and population projections, taking account of migration and demographic change as well as address the needs of specific groups in the community. The NPPF also sets out that where housing markets cross administrative boundaries authorities should work with one another.

2018 Partial update of the Runnymede-Spelthorne SHMA

The council commissioned a partial update of the Runnymede-Spelthorne SHMA in 2017 to support its consultation on its draft Local Plan. The SHMA primarily focuses on updating the relevant analysis for the borough of Runnymede. However, given that Runnymede is located in a Housing Market Area with Spelthorne Borough Council, for key elements of the analysis, the dynamics across the wider HMA are also considered which incorporates Spelthorne.

In addition, at chapter 8 of the SHMA an assessment of the need for employment land associated with the anticipated level of housing and population growth is also provided, This is to ensure that the strategies for housing and employment land are joined up. The updated employment land forecasting contained in the 2018 SHMA update supersedes the earlier employment land forecasting contained in chapter 7 of the Council's 2016 Employment Land Review. The document is available to view below.

•  Strategic Housing Market Assessment (January 2018)

As part of their commission to update the SHMA, GL Hearn was also asked to review representations that made detailed comments on the 2015 SHMA during the Issues, Options and Preferred Approaches (IOPA) and Additional Sites and Options (ASO) consultations.

2015 Runnymede - Spelthorne SHMA

The original 2015 SHMA produced for Runnymede and Spelthorne Borough Councils by GL Hearn can be viewed below:

•  Strategic Housing Market Assessment (November 2015)

Average Unit Sizes and Minimum Housing Standards

A report has been prepared that researches the average unit sizes within the borough of Runnymede and the internal space within new dwellings to ascertain whether minimum housing standards should be a requirement.

The Average Unit Size and Minimum Housing Standards Report is available to view below:

•  Average Unit Size and Minimum Housing Standards Report (August 2017)